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... and it's no accident that berries* are favored by low carb dieters for their low sugar content: blackberries have about 5g of sugar per 100g, rapsberries 4.

... and it's no accident that berries* are favored by low carb dieters for their low sugar content: blackberries have about 5g of sugar per 100g, rapsberries 4.4g, bananas 12g. *meaning small, tasty, slightly tart, colorful fruits that grow on bushes and tend to be fairly wild, not the botanical definition

rgbrenner 11y ago
and yet blueberries have 10g of sugar per 100g.. the same as apples and pears.
- murbard2 11y ago
  You're looking at cultivated blueberries. Wild blueberries have between 5g and 7g sugar per 100g. They're typically smaller than their cultivated cousin. Their flavor is more intense, but their texture is slightly grittier.
  - rgbrenner 11y ago
    Wild blueberries have between 5g and 7g sugar per 100g. I just searched for that, and saw 10g.. link please?
    - murbard2 11y ago
      http://www.wildblueberries.com/health-research/nutrition/ http://www.wildblueberries.com/health-research/nutrition/ or https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/wymans/fresh-frozen-wild-blueberries https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/wymans/fresh-fr... 10g/140g ~ 7g/100g http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-frozen-fruits-wild-blueberries-frozen_f-ZmlkPTEzMTgwOQ.html http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-frozen-fruits-w... 5g/100g
      - rgbrenner 11y ago
        interesting... wild vs cultivated blueberries might be the strongest example of your original point.
        murbard2 11y ago
        Not the most striking though, look at wild bananas: https://dokmaidogma.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/musa-forest-banana-72.jpg https://dokmaidogma.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/musa-forest-...
  - saosebastiao 11y ago
    Are those cultivated genetically different than wild varieties? Because as far as I can tell, sugar content is wildly affected by photosynthesis, which varies wildly by farm vs wild conditions. I have even more strong doubts that artificial selection is the cause of this.

rgbrenner 11y ago

and yet blueberries have 10g of sugar per 100g.. the same as apples and pears.

murbard2 11y ago
You're looking at cultivated blueberries. Wild blueberries have between 5g and 7g sugar per 100g. They're typically smaller than their cultivated cousin. Their flavor is more intense, but their texture is slightly grittier.
- rgbrenner 11y ago
  Wild blueberries have between 5g and 7g sugar per 100g. I just searched for that, and saw 10g.. link please?
  - murbard2 11y ago
    http://www.wildblueberries.com/health-research/nutrition/ http://www.wildblueberries.com/health-research/nutrition/ or https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/wymans/fresh-frozen-wild-blueberries https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/wymans/fresh-fr... 10g/140g ~ 7g/100g http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-frozen-fruits-wild-blueberries-frozen_f-ZmlkPTEzMTgwOQ.html http://www.calorieking.com/foods/calories-in-frozen-fruits-w... 5g/100g
    - rgbrenner 11y ago
      interesting... wild vs cultivated blueberries might be the strongest example of your original point.
      - murbard2 11y ago
        Not the most striking though, look at wild bananas: https://dokmaidogma.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/musa-forest-banana-72.jpg https://dokmaidogma.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/musa-forest-...
- saosebastiao 11y ago
  Are those cultivated genetically different than wild varieties? Because as far as I can tell, sugar content is wildly affected by photosynthesis, which varies wildly by farm vs wild conditions. I have even more strong doubts that artificial selection is the cause of this.